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New ‘Barbarella' Movie Starring Sydney Sweeney Eyes Jane And Honey Goldman To Co-Write With Edgar Wright In Talks To Direct
EXCLUSIVE:Following the success of her most recent Sony pic Anyone But You,the studio isn’t wasting any time staying in the Sydney Sweeney business as sources tell Deadline Jane and Honey Goldman are in negotiations to pen a new Barbarellapic starring Sweeney with Edgar Wright In Talks to direct. The film is still in development given Sweeney’s busy schedule and Wright deep in prep on his The Running Manreboot with Glen Powell starring, so the project will not be next up for either talent.
Even with it being in development, the Goldman being brought on to pen clearly shows the studio is not messing around in getting the film right as they see this as big franchise for all parties. Jane Goldman has helped launch such successful franchises like the rebooted X-Menmovies starring James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender as well as Matthew Vaughn’s The Kingsmen: Secret Service. Jane and her daughter Honey will co-write with Wright. Sweeney will also exec produce.
Wright has been eyeing the project for some time, taking a meeting with Sweeney right after it was first announced but only committed to develop the project as something he would potentially direct. The studio and Wright have strong ties going back to his box-office hit Baby Driver,and the tone Sony and Sweeney are going for with this project fall in line with the fun and creative visual style the director is known for.
Not much is known about this version, but the 1968 pic directed by Roger Vadim follows an astronaut from the 41st century who sets out to find and stop the evil scientist Durand Durand, whose Positronic Ray threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy. The film wasn't a massive box office hit but has since become a cult classic, and in 2020 the Forest estate announced plans for a new film.
This latest development with Barbarellacomes after Sweeney and Glen Powell’s romcom Anyone But Youoverperformed in a big way at the box-office. The film brought in $210 million at worldwide box-office on a $30 million budget and
The Goldmans are repped by WME, Wright is repped by CAA and Sweeney is repped by Paradigm and Hansen, Jacobson and Teller.
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